When the Patriots gathered as a team the day after Sunday's 22-21 loss to the Dolphins, coach Bill Belichick delivered a message to players that went something like this:
"It's going to take more commitment for us to get where we need to go. More film work. Coming in a little early. Leaving a little later. Not running out of the building."
That is what one player heard in the team meeting room that day, so he wasn't surprised at what unfolded Wednesday when four players showed up late because of ice and snow and were told to leave the facility with words that wouldn't be fitting to reprint on a family Web site
